Thomas Jefferson by Abigayle
Painting of Jefferson wearing fur collar by Rembrandt Peale, 1805
Painting of Jefferson wearing fur collar by Rembrandt Peale, 1805





  • Third president of the United States
  • Main writer of the Declaration of Independence
  • Bought Louisiana from France
  • Member of Continental Congress
  • Leader of the Democratic Republican party which stood for a weak national government, states' powers, small business, and against a national bank
  • Sent Lewis and Clark to explore land west of the Mississippi River



Thomas Jefferson was tall skinny,with red hair and freckles.He was moody and quiet. He liked to be called Tom. And he was faceing the hardest time in his life.